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Dragan Andrić (water Polo)
Dragan Andrić (born 6 June 1962) is a Yugoslav former water polo player, two times Olympic gold medalist. He played for VK Partizan, Pescara, CN Catalunya and coached Chios and Panathinaikos in Greece. Andrić coached FR Yugoslavian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, national teams of Japan and Greece. See also * Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of world champions in men's water polo * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Women Medalists by tour ... References External links * * * * 1962 births Living people Serbs of Croatia Water polo players from Dubrovnik Serbian male water po ...
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Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (). It was under protectorate of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a Free state (polity), free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on trade, maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16t ...
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Panathinaikos Water Polo Club
Panathinaikos AC Water Polo, founded in 1930, is the water polo department of Panathinaikos A.O., Panathinaikos A.C., the Athens-based Greek multi-sport club. Despite its early establishment it doesn't have any particular honours so far. The best result it has achieved in the A1 Ethniki Water Polo is the second place. History in the Greek Championship Panathinaikos AC Water Polo was initially established in 1930, but three years later it was forced to close because of the lack of a swimming pool. The club was re-established in 1959. Without facing any particular difficulties it won the tournaments of the lower divisions and managed to qualify for the first division 3 years later, in 1962. In the years 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 Panathinaikos WPC reached the third position. In 1993 PAO WPC returned for another time to second division. Until now PAO WPC have never won a national title. In 2011 the club took the third place, along with the participation ticket for ...
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Serbs Of Croatia
The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Хрватски Срби, Hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Croatia. The community is predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia, Eastern Orthodox Christian by religion, as opposed to the Croats who are Catholic Church in Croatia, Catholic. In some regions of modern-day Croatia, mainly in southern Dalmatia, ethnic Serbs possibly have been present from the Early Middle Ages. Serbs from modern-day Serbia and Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina started actively migrating to Croatia at a time when the Habsburg monarchy was engaged in a series of wars against the Ottoman Empire. Great Migrations of the Serbs, Several migration waves happened after 1538, when the Emperor Ferdinand I granted them the right to settle on the territory of the Military Frontier. In exchange for land and exempti ...
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1962 Births
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ...
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List Of World Aquatics Championships Medalists In Water Polo
This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists Women Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists See also * Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships * List of World Aquatics Championships men's water polo tournament records and statistics * List of World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament records and statistics * List of world champions in men's water polo * List of world champions in women's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo Notes References Sources External links Official website of the FINA {{Water polo records and statistics * Medalists World Aquatics Championships Water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams ...
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List Of World Champions In Men's Water Polo
This is a list of Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships, world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, 1973. Abbreviations History The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the water polo at the World Aquatics Championships#Men's tournament, men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organized by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. As of 2024, men's water polo teams from eight European countries won all 21 tournaments. Croatia men's national water polo team, Croatia is current world champion. ;Legend * – Debut * – Champion * – Winning streak (winning three or more world championships in a row) * – Hosts * † – ''Defunct team'' Team statistics Results Olympic and world champions (teams) Player statistics Age records The following tables show the oldest and youngest male world cha ...
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List Of Olympic Medalists In Water Polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo. Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary is the only athlete of either gender to win five Olympic medals in water polo. Abbreviations Medalists by tournament Overall multiple medalists As of the 2024 Summer Olympics, 61 male athletes have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo. By tournament The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 11 August 2021. ;Legend * Team* – Host team Sources: * Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016); * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p.&n ...
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List Of Olympic Champions In Men's Water Polo
This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. Abbreviations History Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. Men's water polo was among the first team sports introduced at the modern Olympic Games in 1900. Seven European teams from four countries, including four from the host nation France, took part in the competition. The British team was the inaugural champion. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, three club teams of seven players each entered. A German team tried to enter, but its entry was refused because the players did not play for the same club. The event took place in a pond in Forest Park, the location of both the Olympics and the World's Fair. Previously, the International Olympic Committee and FINA, International Swimming Federation (FI ...
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Yugoslavia Men's Olympic Water Polo Team Records And Statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Yugoslavia men's national water polo team has participated in 12 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments. Abbreviations Team statistics Comprehensive results by tournament Notes: * Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. * At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. * Related teams: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), ''FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team''† (statistics), ''Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team''† (statistics), Montenegro men's Olympic water p ...
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Greece Men's National Water Polo Team
The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation. Greece has a long tradition of strong presence at international level, with their major successes being the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games and three bronze medals won at the World Championship in 2005, 2015 and 2022. The Greeks have also won a silver medal at the World Cup in 1997, three bronze medals at the World League in 2004, 2006 and 2016, as well as one silver ( 2018) and four bronze medals ( 1951, 1991, 1993, 2013) at the Mediterranean Games. Moreover, they have closely missed a medal in the 2016 European Championship, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2003 World Championship and the 1999 European Championship, ending up in the 4th place in all four of them. Greece is one of only nine national teams in the world to have won (at least) a medal in the World Championship, currently occup ...
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Japan Men's National Water Polo Team
The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo. Results Olympic Games *1932 – 4th place *1936 – 14th place *1960 – 14th place *1964 – 11th place *1968 – 12th place *1972 – 15th place *1984 – 11th place *2016 – 12th place *2020 – 10th place *2024 – 11th place World Championship *2001 – 16th place *2003 – 15th place *2005 – 14th place *2007 – 16th place *2011 – 11th place *2015 – 13th place *2017 – 10th place *2019 – 11th place *2022 – 9th place *2023 – 11th place *2024 – 13th place *2025 – 9th place World Cup *2018 – 7th place *2025 – 8th place World League *2006 – 15th place *2007 – 16th place *2008 – 11th place *2009 – 7th place *2010 – 11th place *2011 – 10th place *2012 – 11th place *2013 – 7th place *2014 – Intercontinental Preliminary round *2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round *2016 – 6th place *2017 – 8th place *2018 – 4th plac ...
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